It contains a mere 24 words, but each scribed letter contains enormous significance to documentarians of bygone events, including staffers at the McLean County Museum of History. Museum…
Aside from being our nation’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln is the favorite son of Illinois. As proof, almost every county in the state asserting some form of attachment to him….
FDR used the radio, JFK scored on TV and Donald Trump embraces Twitter. But the first president to make effective use of electronic communications was Abraham Lincoln. His use of the…
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Teaching and Learning is offering a new three-credit online summer course “Teaching Lincoln, K-12,” in collaboration…
Work has begun on the first phase of a project that could result in a new community center built from a deconstructed historic barn once visited by Abraham Lincoln. Following an agreement…
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates are among the most important events in the United State’s history. The seven debates were conducted throughout Illinois in the summer and fall of 1858….
Had Ben Franklin had his way, the turkey would have become America’s national bird, and Tremont would have had to come up with another theme for its annual festival. But Franklin…
As Abraham Lincoln’s 208th birthday arrived this week and the annual President’s Day observance is days away, it’s a good time to highlight Kane County connections to the 16th…
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